The Republican journal., 1887-11-24
See supplement for News of the Oranges.


morning at the North Church, sermon by Rev. II.
T. Hack.
CHURCH NOTES. The subject of Rev. j. A. Saw
ages sermon at the Unitarian church next Sunday
morning will be, claw and Order''
The time under the contract for completing the
custom house and post Office extension was up
Monday and the contractors are liable to penalty
for each day. delay.
More than the usual amount of mortgages are
being recorded this fall at the Register of Deeds.
Many OF them are new mortgages which are to
take the place of old ones that have been cancell-
ed.
Mr. Adrian Tuttle, who went east with the Bel
fast Deer hunters, took along his camera and sew
eral dry plates. He photographed the camp with
deer hanging up, the lake, and several other views
which present very WHY'D pictures
The appearance of Janauschck in this city next
week III the character of Meg Mclrilies' is an
| event that will be looked forward to with interest
! anu which must insure a full house. The adyer-
tsement was received to late to do more than call
| brief attention to it in this issue.
| Mr.. |. S. Whitman died of heart disease at the
| Soldiers Home in Augusta Nov. 10th. MIR. Whit
| man will be remembered as Il locksmith in this
city, where he resided before going to the soldiers
| Home. He was veteran of the Mexican war and
the war of the Rebellion and was Il member of
Thomas III. Marshall post, of Belfast.
The trustees of the Maine state College held
their annual meeting ues'iay, elected officers and
transacted other business. The college is in
! lourishing condition. Application will he made
| to the Secretary of War for Lieut.. +. T.
| Hatch, 18th Maine Infantry, to succeed Lieut..
Charles Z. Phillips, whose time at the college will
expire next July. Lieut.. Hatch is a Liberty boy.
Inc delay OF getting steam heat into the post of
| fee is due to the pig-hcade,lness or biz headed
| ness ut Washington. The specifications called for
steel boiler Of certain dimensions, containing 50
| many tubes at certain distance apart After the
| boiler had been partly constructed it was found
| that it would not contain the number Of tubes re
| qurcd and the matter has been referred to the au-
thorities at Washington.
A Rockland despatch Of the 22d says: Colonel
Nathaniel Afford died at his home III South Hope
Yesterday, aged eighty three years. Col. Afford
was one of the prominent men in this section. lie
was Il leading figure in waldo county politics be
fore Knox county was set on, has represented his
town ill the state Legislature and filed nearly ali
| the leading town and county Offices. He was high
|
counsel and assistance. His title was derived
| from service in the old state militia"
| Il. +. Wells, Belfast is the first to advcrtiSe
| Christmas goods. Wells doesn't get left on any
| thing, and those in want of fancy goods for the
holidays should give linn call. Read what he
says in another column When in want ot boots,
| shoes, or rubbcr' it is well to remember the old
established firm of W. 4. Coiburn, Mcllintock
Block, Belfast. See advertisements. II II. Grant
| of Scarsport Offers for sale his house, lot and
| household goods he i to leave town Ill. T..
| Staples l;r""k> advcr.iscs the celebrated Brooks
| Jumpers and -lciglS, which have an excellent
| reputation.
| ART NOTES. Mr.. IL. l.. Woodcock has received
the medal awarded him by the Portland Society of
Art. It's about the size of Il silverdol,r of solid
silver oNidized, inrloscdina neat plush lined ease.
onohc side is the head Of Minerva, and the inScrir
ton, "Portland Society of Art" and on the re
verse, "Awaricd to u. L.. Woodcock for the best
| oil painting by an amateur i'll the ith exhibition,
| lSs3' The engraving WAS done by Mr.. W. =
| Lowell, Of Portland, and the Workmanship and
| design arc alike credtabc to him....Mr. f. +.
| Wright the Boston artist well known here from
| his frequent visits to Belfast, recently returned
| home from two years study in Europe. While
| abroad he Won the distinction of having II large
oil painting accepted by the Paris saloon. The
painting is foreign In subject, and in treatment
| marks 4 new departure for this artist whose sue
cessfui portraits and tender landscapes are known
| to many of our readers. The picture is called
| Inc "Gosslps' and represents Il pretty Brittany
peasant girl reclining carclcssly in the foreground
| While two old peasant women iii the back
| ground are evidently discussing the grl....
| Some time since the Portland society of Art
asked for contributions of paintings to be sold for
the lcnefit of the Society and Mr. T.. A. Sanborn,
Of this city, contributed still life, W;,lnuts and
| Wine" and Mr.. Ii. l.. Woodcock landscape,
| ''The Brook" both oil paintings. These are in
cluded in the present exhibition of the Society in
which Mrs Z. II. Pierce has oil painting "Jac-
queminot Roses AMI i'll the fancy work depart,
ment a carved table top. Mrs. Pierce has studio
| III Portland and is meeting with much success as
| an artist.
SOUTH MoNryILLE. Rev. Edwin Blake clio setl
his pastoral labors with the church here last sun
| day. He goes from here to Tamworth Iron Works
| n H.. Mrs. W. L. Hosner of W htc Plains, \. Y.
who has been visiting her mother and brother,
Mrs. Brown and Mr.. Krkup, returned home last
week. Miss Emma ID. Brooks whose health has
|
ing. 1t is reported here that there are fears Geo.
| W. Nash, of Centre Aiontvic, may be insane.
| BCENHAM. Rev. Charles >tratton died at his
residence in this place Sunday, Nov. 18th, after a
brief illness. Mrs keziah Shaw died very sud
| denly Friday, Nov. Ilth, at the residence of hen
son, W. l.. Shaw The party of hunters WHO left
this place week before last fcr the wids Of North
| crn Maine returned last Saturday, having shot live
| deer, three caribou one moose and Il hcar.......
| Alonzo McA>tcr has sold his promising four
year-oll mare to W. L. Shaw for about 5000 w
| Mrs Drusilla Dodge has been confined to her bed
| for the past two weeks with muscular rhcumatsnl.
,...Sneah thieves entered the barn of Charles Gil
more week before last and relieved him of twenty
bushels of oats. ...Joseph IIathorn and wife were
called to attend the funeral Of Mrs. Iathorn )
| father which occurred at Athens last week ......
school in district No. is having a vacation on ar-
count OF the illness Of the teacher Miss Bertha
F! ilillman, Of Troy.
| THoENDIKE. The Maine Central r. r. Co. nave
| decided to make quite Il change at this station. A
freight house 20N50 feet will be built al once ON the
site of the old wood shed, which with a. II.
Clark's hay barn will he moved to new location.
Work has already begun the embankment on
| the cast side of the ruad The earth is taken from
the ledge, and the blasting will he done this win
ter. In the spring the side track is to be set over
to the east and make room between the tracks for
the freight house and the depot To be built in the
| spring. ..Miss Nora Palmer left for Clinton last
Friday .Mis. Iong has gone To Boston on Il visit.
| ....Airs. y. u. Bumps is in salem, Mass. listing
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Peter W. W Whtncv......
| Or. f. l. Rich and Wife, of May ynarI Mass, Il re
! visiting relatives here. We understand that the
| doctor is about to leave for southern California
| where he has invested in rea! estate.
| SWANVILIE. Found near NWanvillc Mills Il sin
| gle Manila shawl. The owner can have the same
| Ivy calling at John Royal'- ana producing stsfac-
| tory evidence of ownership. The shawl was pick
....MisS Mary L. Roberts, Of Belfast Head of the
| Tide, is boarding at John Royals Mrs H. F. NJ
| Phillips arrived home last week from Boston and
Salem, where she has been visiting friends.
| Eugene and Frank f.. Nickerson arrived home
| from kents Hill last week. "Wednesday even
| ing, Nov. 30th there will be dramatic entertain
mcnt at Comet Grange Hall, consisting of declama
| tions, readings and the popular drama entitled
| '"rhe Little Brown Jug The members Of the
Grange have been to quite an expense in repairing
and reframing their hall and building horse Sheds
etc, which has somewhat depleted their treasury
| and for the purpose Of paying their bills will
| charge the sum of 10 cents admission. Music will
be furnished by the Swanville cornct band. f.
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